Franchise fee ruling could come soon

12:26 AM,
Oct. 9, 2013

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A judge could announce next week how much will be awarded in attorneys fees for the three lawyers who fought Des Moines' franchise fee.

The attorneys who represented Lisa Kragnes, the plaintiff who sued the city over its finance fee, have requested $15 million - or 37 percent of the nearly $40 million judgment that Polk County District Judge Joel Novak ordered the city to repay utility users.